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The Wanebagoes otherwise Puans, because of the name
of the Bay; language different from the two others.

The Sakis, 3 leagues from the Bay, and Pottewatamis,
about 200 warriors.

Towards lake Illinois, on River St Joseph, the Miamis
or men of the Crane who have three different languages,
though they live together. United they would
form about 600 men.

Above the Bay, on Fox river, the Ottagamis, the Mascoutins
and the Kicapoos: all together 1200 men.

At Maramegue river where is situated Nicholas Perrot’s
post, are some more Miamis numbering five to six hundred;
always the same language.

The Illinois midway on the Illinois river making 5
to 6 different villages, making in all 2000 men.

We traffic with all these nations who are all at war
with the Iroquois. In the lower Missipy there
are several other nations very numerous with whom
we have no commerce and who are trading yet with nobody.

Above Missoury river which is of the Mississippi below
the river Illinois, to the south, there are the Mascoutins
Nadoessioux, with whom we trade, and who are numerous.

Sixty leagues above the missisipi and St Anthony of
Padua Fall, there is lake Issaquy otherwise lake of
Buade, where there are 23 villages of Sioux Nadoessioux
who are called Issaquy, and beyond lake Oettatous,
lower down the auctoustous, who are Sioux, and could
muster together 4000 warriors. Because of their
remoteness they only know the Iroquois from what they
heard the French say.

In lake Superior, south side are the saulteurs who
are called Ouchijoe (objibway), Macomili, Ouxcinacomigo,
Mixmac and living at Chagoumigon, it is the name of
the country, the Malanas or men of the Cat-fish; 60
men; always the Algonquin language.

Michipicoten, name of the land; the Machacoutiby and
Opendachiliny, otherwise Dung-heads; lands’
men; algonquin language. The Picy is the name
of a land of men, way inland, who come to trade.

Bagoasche, also name of a place of men of same nation
who come also to trade 200 and 300 men.

Osepisagny river being discharge of lake Asemipigon;
sometimes the indians of the lake come to trade; they
are called Kristinos and the nation of the Great Rat.
These men are Algonquins, numbering more than 2000,
and also go to trade with the English of the north.

There are too the Chichigoe who come sometimes to
us, sometimes north to the English.

Towards West-Northwest, it is nations called Fir-trees;
numerous; all their traffic is with the English.

All those north nations are rovers, as was said, living
on fish and game or wild-oats which is abundant on
the shores of their lakes and rivers.

In lake Ontario, south side, the five Iroquois nations;
our enemies; about 1200 warriors live on indian corn
and by hunting.

We can say, that, of all the Indians they are the
most cruel during war, as during peace they are the
most humane, hospitable, and sociable; they are sensible
at their meetings, and their behaviour resembles much
to the manners of republics of Europe.